Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said authorities should seriously look into the medical community's appeal to put Metro Manila and surrounding areas back to stricter lockdown following the surge in COVID-19 cases.
This is expected to further strain medical efforts bearing the brunt of the country's response against COVID-19. Angara said that the Inter Agency Task Force should be able to address the issues besetting the health sector to improve its capacity to curb the disease. "What is important is to prevent an obvious pattern of upsurge in the daily coronavirus infection," he said.
And help us who will not have work for the next 2 weeks.
So dear Senators: pls tell Sen Villar to jst shut up if she’s nothing good to say to the health workers. She cares more abt economy than the lives of the medical frontliners. How the economy wl b built whn no more people who’l build?
Buti pa si Digong araw araw humihilik
These senators should be more specific to whom they are addressing the message. Correct me if I am wrong, they are also part of the government too.
Obviously not villiar.
oustkiko Correct! Today August 1, 2020, there are 2,666 positive in NCR due to local transmissons! This is expected because of several rallies in UP campus and other places!
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